Does the Nintendo Wii need a memory card?

When you go to your local store to buy a Nintendo Wii Console, more often than not your friendly sales person will tell the unsuspecting buyer that you need to buy an SD memory card. The line they will most probably use is that you will need a Wii memory card to save your games onto.

This is absolute rubbish!!  The Wii comes with a built-in 512MB flash memory card that is more than enough to store your game saves on.

However, if you want to download music, video, or games to your Wii then you will definitely need to purchase a SD memory card.

What Memory Cards can I buy for the Wii?

The Wii has one SD slot and supports SD memory cards from 512MB to 2GB. You can buy more than one SD card if you wish, but you can only use one at a time. For example, you could store a few movies on 1 SD card and your music on another SD card and then swap them around.

Where can I buy Wii Memory Cards?

Virtually all store that sell Wii consoles will sell Wii memory cards, buy you could pay 2-3 time the prices if you buy a card from a store. You will save a considerable amount of money if you order your memory card online. We recommend:

USA and Canada: Buy.com or UnbeatableSale

UK and Ireland: Micro Direct or PC World online

Europe: Pixmania

Where can I download free games, music, and film for the Wii?

We have already provided in-depth reviews of the top Wii game download services here.